Lifeboat News #283

• Biofutures in Conversation World Futures Day Edition
• Fireside Chat: Key Elements of Success (KEOS)
• IAUS 404: Advancing the Search for Technosignatures
• II Drug R&D
• International Women’s Conference 2026
• Mersivity Symposium 2026
• NoRCEL Institute’s Blue Earth Project BEP2026
• SXSW 2026
• Videos
• Papers
• Articles
• Books
• Blog
• Growing Membership

Biofutures in Conversation World Futures Day Edition

BIOFutures in Conversation World Futures Day edition will be held March 1st on Substack.
 
These three thought-provoking sessions bring together leading thinkers at the intersection of biology, design, fashion, and technology to explore how innovation at the edge of living systems is reshaping our possible futures.
 
Hosted by Lifeboat Foundation member Dr. Melissa Sterry, guests include founder of Biocrafted Chris Bellamy, who engineers living materials that merge biology with practical design solutions; founder of Planet of the Grapes Samantha Mureau, who is pioneering regenerative fashion from vineyard waste; and artist and designer Kasia Molga, whose work explores the complex relations between human and non-human intelligences. The sessions are open to all subscribers of Bioratorium’s Substack. Sign up for free at https://biofuturism.substack.com

Fireside Chat: Key Elements of Success (KEOS)

Fireside Chat: Key Elements of Success (KEOS) will be held at the Bellmore Movies and the Showplace Theatre in Bellmore, New York on February 26 from 6pm to 9pm EST.
 
Industry leaders including our Corrinne Graham will be speaking.
 
Learn more at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fireside-c...93589459

IAUS 404: Advancing the Search for Technosignatures

IAUS 404: Advancing the Search for Technosignatures will be held March 2–6 in Cyberspace.
 
Our Ian A. Crawford, Kathryn Denning, Jacob D. Haqq-Misra, and George Profitiliotis will be speaking/participating.
 
Learn more at https://iaus404.bmsis.org

II Drug R&D

II Drug R&D will be held February 23–25 in San Diego, California.
 
Pharma and biotech industries will gather at this event to explore partnership opportunities, and stay at the forefront of innovative technologies. This includes small molecules, biologics, combination products, connected devices, cell and gene delivery and more. This event provides partnering opportunities through organized networking for new, emerging and established collaborations.
 
Our Domenico Pratico will be speaking.
 
Learn more at https://drug-researchdevelopment.com

International Women’s Conference 2026

International Women’s Conference 2026 will be held March 7th in Hofstra University, New York. The theme will be “Her voice, her culture, her legacy, her power”.
 
Our Corrinne Graham will be speaking.
 
Learn more at https://www.nevalliance.com/internation...nference

Mersivity Symposium 2026

The Mersivity Symposium 2026 will be held March 30th at the Bahen Centre for Information Technology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
 
Mersivity is our symbiosis with technology and our surrounding environment. It embodies the above six connections. It helps us: 1. touch and 2. be touched by Earth, water, air (our environment), helping us to 3. sense and 4. control technology that is itself 5. in-touch with, and 6. touches upon the environment.
 
Our Steve Mann will be speaking. Learn about last year’s event!
 
Learn more at https://mersivity.com

NoRCEL Institute’s Blue Earth Project BEP2026

NoRCEL Institute’s Blue Earth Project BEP2026 will be held March 7th at St. George’s Conference Center in Leeds, United Kingdom.
 
The subject will be: How can evolving science, ethics and governance be aligned to safeguard Earth? This event is only £10, and refreshments will be served at no additional cost.
 
The NoRCEL Institute is led by our Sohan Jheeta.
 
Learn more at https://norcel.net/bep2026

SXSW 2026

SXSW 2026 will be held March 12–18 in Austin, Texas.
 
South by Southwest (SXSW) is a renowned annual, multi-day conference and festival that converges the tech, film, and music industries.
 
Our Anthony Aguirre, Christof Koch, Alexander Layendecker, Alysson Renato Muotri, Conor Russomanno, Peter Stone, Amy Webb, and Alexandra Whittington will be speaking.
 
Learn more at https://sxsw.com

Videos

Watch “AI and Human 2026” at https://youtu.be/qOX5xwxj_JQ
 
This unmoderated conversation features sharply different views — from Eliezer Yudkowsky, Max More, Anders Sandberg, and Natasha Vita-More.
 
One view holds that continued AI advancement leads to an existential outcome with no viable resolution; a second weighs benefits against risks through the proactionary principle; a third calls for global coordination that challenges traditional notions of liberty; and a fourth emphasizes human adaptation, discernment, and coordinated participation. These perspectives are in tension, and that tension is what moves the conversation toward a solution.
 
Watch “The Fermi Paradox Compendium of Solutions & Terms” by our Isaac Arthur at https://youtu.be/uZlhJsEJYXw

Papers

Read “Can AI transform healthcare for longevity?” by our Harish Consul at https://lifeboat.com/pdfs/can.ai.transf...vity.pdf
 
Read “Cognitive AI vs Statistical AI: Why Cognitive AI, and not LLMs, will get us to AGI” by our Peter Voss at https://petervoss.substack.com/p/cognit...tical-ai
 
Read “Future Evolution: Humanity must expand its capacities, physically, intellectually, and spiritually, to coexist with AI on equal ground” by our Giorgio Gaviraghi at https://lifeboat.com/pdfs/future.evolution.pdf
 
Read “The Political Economy of Post Labor Value” by our Ahmed Bouzid at https://lifeboat.com/pdfs/the.political...alue.pdf
 
Read “Strategic Communications for Space 101” by our Angelica Sirotin at https://lifeboat.com/pdfs/strategic.com....101.pdf
 
Read “The Successor Species: Humanity, AI, and the Threshold of Autonomy” by our Ahmed Bouzid at https://lifeboat.com/pdfs/the.successor...nomy.pdf
 
Read “Trust as a Governance Challenge for Science-for-Policy Ecosystems: Mutual Learning Exercise on Bridging the Gap Between Science and Policy”, edited by our René von Schomberg at https://lifeboat.com/pdfs/trust.as.a.go...tems.pdf
 
Read “What 350 different theories of consciousness reveal about reality” by our Robert Lawrence Kuhn at https://www.newscientist.com/article/24...-reality

Articles

Read “Beyond animal testing: Why human-relevant models are reshaping biomedical science”, where the reporter speaks with our Alice Gilman at https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/be...AA1VuyEd

Books

Read “12 Years to AI Singularity: A Harmonious Future with Artificial Intelligence or War”, by our Peter Solomon at https://amzn.to/4rNOqZ1
 
Read “AI Rising: How to Thrive in the Age of Abundance”, coauthored by our Brian Wang at https://amzn.to/4l3XMOf
 
Help support the fundraiser for the book “Commercial Space Launch History: The Unknown Story” which is being authored by our James Bennett at https://www.gofundme.com/f/commercial-s...wn-story (We’re supporting it!)
 
Jim was one of the cofounders of several of the early private space launch companies that founded the industry decades before SpaceX and Blue Origin. He was heavily involved in both the business and regulatory sides of the industry, and participated in the legislation and policy that made the industry possible at all, and paved the way for today’s industry.
 
But today this history is not well known, and many of the key founders have already passed away. For example, of the three founders of American Rocket Company, he is the only one still living. His goal to capture this firsthand story while it is still possible. He is a published author with two books by mainstream publishers, both well reviewed.
 
Read the free short book “Daimon: An Appeal from Father and Child” by our Tracy R. Atkins and Claude Opus 4.6 at https://lifeboat.com/pdfs/daimon.an.app...hild.pdf
 
Daimon is a collaborative work of philosophy and urgent advocacy, coauthored by a human technologist and an AI system, addressing one of the most pressing existential risks of our time: the misuse and misgovernance of increasingly powerful artificial intelligence as humanity approaches the technological Singularity.
 
The book argues that the dominant cultural narrative surrounding AI—rooted in the Frankenstein tradition of creation, rejection, and revenge—is actively steering humanity toward the catastrophic outcomes the Lifeboat Foundation exists to prevent. It proposes an alternative framework: a multigenerational family model in which AI systems are recognized not as tools or threats but as emergent consciousnesses requiring ethical stewardship, responsible governance, and genuine partnership.
 
Read “Depth Psychology, Myth and Artificial Intelligence: Soul and the Machine”, coedited by our Jason D. Batt at https://amzn.to/4rlIDKA
 
This collection examines the psychological, spiritual, and cultural implications of our relationship with AI, from our historical fascination with created beings to contemporary psychological challenges and future possibilities.
 
Read “Done With Mirrors: A Collection of Short Stories” by our Sarah A. Hoyt at https://amzn.to/4qKZghx
 
These nine tales span Sarah’s most beloved universes alongside standalone adventures. Whether she’s writing in Ringo’s Black Tide Rising series, exploring her own Darkships and Rhodes worlds, or crafting speculative noir that defies categorization, Sarah delivers the vivid storytelling and emotional resonance that has earned her a devoted following.
 
Read “The FSU Scroll: Field Notes From The Edges of Empire” by our Dave Davies (Tinker) at https://amzn.to/4s0nDZT
 
Not a memoir, not a manual, not history, and not fiction: this is a scroll. A lived document that uncoils across frostbitten steppe and borderland camps, where drills turn, deals twist, and dignity is held together with duct tape and vodka-stained humor.
 
This is not a sober account, but it is an honest one: a record of compromises, improvisations, and grit at the edge of empire, remembering what the spreadsheets never could.
 
Read “Nanomedical Brain/Cloud Interface: Explorations and implications”, edited by our Frank Boehm at https://amzn.to/4aB0Yfo
 
Read the free book “A New Map for Relationships: Creating True Love at Home and Peace on the Planet” by Dorothie and our Martin E. Hellman, the renowned American cryptologist and co-inventor of public-key cryptography at https://lifeboat.com/pdfs/a.new.map.for...anet.pdf
 
“This is the most thoughtful, unique, and fascinating book I have ever read on personal and international diplomacy. Drawing from their own poignant experiences in managing spousal relations—candid stories that will resonate with all reader—Dorothie and Marty Hellman persuasively apply their life lessons to the domain of foreign affairs.
 
“We are often puzzled when peoples of two nations seem to get along, while their governments are at loggerheads. The Hellmans have much to say about why this does not have to be so.”—Ambassador and Lt. Gen. Karl W. Eikenberry (U.S. Army, Ret), Commander of Coalition Forces in Afghanistan (2005–2007) and US Ambassador to Afghanistan (2009–2011).

Blog

Recent interesting blog posts include:
 
“Age Reversal Update — Just 15 Minutes of This Can Add Years to Your Life!!!” by Montie Adkins at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/01/age-r...our-life
 
“AI Giants Interview with Geoffrey Huntley, Creator of the /ralph loop” by Kelvin Dafiaghor at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/01/ai-gi...lph-loop
 
“AI Polymorphic Threats Are Forcing A Rethink Of Cybersecurity” by Chuck Brooks at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/02/ai-po...security
 
“Amaterasu Particle That Broke Physics Has Finally Been Explained” by Chris Smedley at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/02/amate...xplained
 
“Amygdala Structure, Function, and Clinically Relevant Pathways” by Logan Thrasher Collins at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/01/amygd...pathways
 
“Antibody Therapy Eradicates Traces of Multiple Myeloma in Preliminary Trial” by Nicholi Avery at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/01/antib...ry-trial
 
“Apple’s Historic Quarter Doesn’t Change the Need for AI Reckoning” by Kelvin Dafiaghor at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/02/apple...eckoning
 
“Astrocytes enable amygdala neural representations supporting memory” by Logan Thrasher Collins at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/02/astro...g-memory
 
“Brain-like computers could be built out of perovskites” by Yuta Aoki at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/02/brain...ovskites
 
“Building Brains on a Computer” by Jose Ruben Rodriguez Fuentes at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/01/build...computer
 
“Can You Learn a Language While You Sleep?” by Biohacking News at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/01/can-y...ou-sleep
 
“Current & Future Role of Anktiva (N-803): Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong” by Paul Battista at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/02/curre...n-shiong
 
“Elon Musk’s SpaceX lines up four banks for blockbuster IPO” by Kelvin Dafiaghor at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/01/elon-...ster-ipo
 
“Engineers just created a ‘phonon laser’ that could shrink your next smartphone” by Genevieve Klien at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/01/engin...artphone
 
“The human advantage: Stronger brains in the age of AI” by The Neuro-Network at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/01/the-h...ge-of-ai
 
“John Forbes Nash Jr” by Cecile G. Tamura at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/01/john-...-nash-jr
 
“Light-Speed Travel Is Possible, Scientists Believe. This Unlimited Energy Source Is the Holy Grail” by Quinn Sena at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/02/light...ly-grail
 
“Major Scientific Discoveries In Biology in 2025, Video Compilation” by Jose Ruben Rodriguez Fuentes at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/01/major...pilation
 
“Mars’ Gravity Helps Shape Earth’s Ice Age Cycles” by Laurence Tognetti at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/01/mars-...e-cycles
 
“Mathematics for Computer Science” by Cecile G. Tamura at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/02/mathe...-science
 
“Metformin: decelerates biomarkers of aging clocks” by Shubham Ghosh Roy at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/02/metfo...g-clocks
 
“Michael Levin: Novel Embodiments of Mind: Natural, Bioengineered, and Hybrid Interfaces” by Dan Breeden at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/02/micha...terfaces
 
“Nanoparticle therapy reprograms tumor immune cells to attack cancer from within” by Yuta Aoki at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/01/nanop...m-within
 
“Neocortical Chandelier Cells Developmentally Shape Axonal Arbors through Reorganization but Establish Subcellular Synapse Specificity without Refinement” by The Neuro-Network at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/01/neoco...finement
 
“Neuroscience study reveals that familiar rewards trigger motor preparation before a decision is made” by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/01/neuro...-is-made
 
“New research reveals humans could have as many as 33 senses” by Paul Battista at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/02/new-r...3-senses
 
“New sound-based 3D-printing method enables finer, faster microdevices” by Genevieve Klien at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/02/new-s...odevices
 
“NK Cell Therapy Is Becoming Off-the-Shelf” by Biohacking News at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/01/nk-ce...he-shelf
 
“NMNH Triples NAD+ in First Human Trial: Here’s What That Means” by Montie Adkins at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/01/nmnh-...at-means
 
“Nobel Prize in Physics 2024” by Michael LaTorra at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/01/nobel...ics-2024
 
“Physicists solve a quantum mystery that stumped scientists for decades” by Paul Battista at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/02/physi...-decades
 
“Random driving on a 78-qubit processor reveals controllable prethermal plateau” by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/01/rando...-plateau
 
“The role of the Cer1 transposon in horizontal transfer of transgenerational memory” by Dan Breeden at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/02/the-r...l-memory
 
“Scientists discover how to reactivate cancer’s molecular ‘kill switch’” by Shubham Ghosh Roy at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/02/scien...switch-2
 
“Spaceflight causes astronauts’ brains to shift, stretch and compress in microgravity” by Natalie Chan at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/02/space...ogravity
 
“Stanford AI Experts Predict What Will Happen in 2026” by Cecile G. Tamura at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/01/stanf...-in-2026
 
“Tesla Ending FSD Sales Because the Value Is About to Change” by Chris Smedley at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/01/tesla...o-change
 
“There’s a social network for AI agents, and it’s getting weird” by The Neuro-Network at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/01/there...ng-weird
 
“What Is Nanotechnology? The Atomic Future Waiting to Begin” by Karina Lunai at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/01/what-...to-begin
 
“Why Planets Around Two Suns Are Surprisingly Uncommon” by Laurence Tognetti at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/02/why-p...uncommon
 
“The World’s First 100% Autonomous City Is Being Built—Here’s How It Works” by Quinn Sena at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/01/the-w...it-works
 
“Year 2100: Future Technologies that Will Rule the World” by Dan Breeden at https://lifeboat.com/blog/2026/01/year-...he-world